Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Explore what Tier 3 capital was, its role in banking risks, and how it compares to Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Discover why it ...

WASHINGTON — The United States, European Union and Japan may be at risk of failing to adopt global standards that will greatly improve the quality and quantity of capital that banks must hold, ...

The report, which is the seventh of its kind and looks at the implementation progress of member jurisdictions for Basel III requirements, was a product of the Committee's Regulatory Consistency ...

The Basel Capital Accords are global regulatory standards for financial supervision. The recent issuance of Basel III in the wake of the global financial crisis several years ago reflects strengthened ...

Community banks seem well-prepared for Basel III, but they aren't happy about the efforts required to get there. Basel III will be phased in for smaller banks starting in January. While most of those ...

Responding to the most recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision developed a new regulatory framework, known as Basel III, to increase capital requirements for banks in order ...

Following our recent overview of the revised Basel III Endgame proposal, this blog focuses on the elements with the most practical impact, and the strategic decisions that banks of all sizes will need ...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published its 14th progress report on implementation of the Basel III prudential framework, based on responses from Basel Committee member jurisdictions, ...

What does the revised U.S. Basel III Endgame proposal mean for banks? Regulators signal lower capital requirements, but key uncertainties remain around timelines and implementation details. Diverging ...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a report to the G20 leaders, providing an update on implementation of the Basel III regulatory reforms since the Basel Committee’s last progress ...